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UNINA9910782469103321 |
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Cornaro Luigi <1475-1566.> |
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Titolo |
The art of living long [[electronic resource] /] / Louis Cornaro ; 1903 English translation by William F. Butler |
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New York, NY, : Springer Pub. Co., c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-81159-9 |
9786611811594 |
0-8261-2696-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (185 p.) |
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Collana |
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Classics in longevity and aging series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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AddisonJoseph <1672-1719.> |
BaconFrancis <1561-1626.> |
TempleWilliam <1628-1699> |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"In cooperation with the International Longevity Center." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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To Louis Cornaro / Randall -- Addison in the Spectator, October 13, 1711 -- Renaissance paths to prolongevity: Cornaro and Bacon -- The live and writings of Louis Cornaro -- The temperate life by Louis Cornaro -- First discourse -- Second discourse -- Third discourse -- Fourth Discourse -- Selections from Lord Bacon's History of life and death, etc. -- Selections from Sir William Temple's Health and long life, etc. -- A short history of the Cornaro Family -- Some account of eminent Cornaros -- Gamba's eulogy upon Louis Cornaro -- Lovarini's The villas erected by Louis Cornaro. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Sixteenth century Venetian Ambassador and Renaissance Christian Luigi Cornaro was celebrated in his time for his stance on dietary self-restraint, moderate living, and living to the age of 103. For these hundred of years his classic book has survived as a renowned text on longevity and an inspiring treatise on the path of temperance that the author believed could lead anyone out of a state of illness and into a healthy long life. The Art of Living Long contains Cornaro's four discourses, respectively concerned with demonstrating his ideas through his own example, exploring the necessity of tem |
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